Review: Little Women
Resplendent in most regards, Little Women is a movie in which each vignette rings with vitality and purpose.
Police investigating Christmas Eve hit-and-run
Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit (TIU) is investigating a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist on Christmas Eve. “At around 9:15 p.m., Dionne McAffee, 46, driving a BMW F800S, was traveling north on Waters Avenue approaching E. 59th Street. At the same time, an unknown driver in a 1998 Lexus ES300 with GA license plate…
Heavy rains cause discharge from Savannah treatment plant
This week, the City of Savannah experienced “a sustained period of abnormally heavy rainfall, resulting in constant excess volume flowing into the President Street Wastewater Treatment Plant,” a City spokesperson say. “The process for effectively treating wastewater is a biological one, which is significantly impacted when wastewater becomes heavily diluted by stormwater,” the City says.…
Rev Bro Diddley & the Hips find their groove
With a tight band assembled around him, Thompson and his Hips have done a handful of shows since September and are gearing up for a big one to wrap up 2019
Editor’s Note: A few new year’s wishes for 2020
If Savannah is as desirable as we’re always told, developers will still make a boatload of money here even if they’re forced to scale back some projects.
Get on the good foot with these films
My wish for all those who follow Film Scene from week to week is that you have plenty more goin’ on than just the rent; that you keep it on the good foot; and –most importantly– that for goodness sakes, you take a look at those cakes!
Geneva’s victorious return
She decided to grace Savannah once again with her soulful cuisine this year by opening the doors to Geneva’s Famous Fried Chicken and Cornbread
Funk You @Victory North
This is a chance for live music fans to see a proper New Year’s Eve concert and do some dancing all in one place
Hedonistas @El-Rocko Lounge
Fans of Vulfpeck will appreciate them, as will fans of old school rock and soul
An Irish goodbye
OUTSIDE KEVIN BARRY’S on a chilly Thursday, Linda and Kevin Farley survey their favorite bar from across the cobblestones. They live in Pooler, but they decided to come today for lunch for the last time. “I don’t know where we’ll go now,” says Linda. “We only really ever come here.” Theirs is a common story…
Keller Williams’ twenty five-year joyride
To say he’s always doing something new is admittedly an understatement. Williams released three albums in the past year alone—two solo and one with a project called Keller Williams & the Keels
Knightsquatch, Forest Evil, DerPot @The Jinx
Local rockers Knightsquatch bring some heaviness to The Jinx
Letters to the editor
We get letters!
Savannah/Chatham Consolidation: An idea whose time has come
The reason for consolidation is simple: combining services and democratic oversight is more efficient and less costly than having them spread over multiple governing units
Two decades of Murder By Death
It’s not easy to pin the band down stylistically—they’re perhaps most generally an Americana band, but they often veer into much more imaginative (and darker) territory
Auld Lang Bye: your NYE roundup
If you’re looking to celebrate or mourn (or both) the passing of another calendar year with some live music or a classy party, look no further
5 Questions with Kara Adoff
‘I just want to be a supporter of arts; I can be this Peggy Guggenheim’
Taking the (Polar) Plunge
Over the years, the drunken dare snowballed into a major tradition, complete with commemorative T-shirts, that benefited local Tybee charities
The Al Gore Rhythms @Barrelhouse South
It’s a really engaging mix of funk, progressive rock, and jam band influences
2019 Year In Review
1. Earthshaking Savannah election It was a seismic paradigm shift of massive proportions: Mayor Eddie DeLoach was voted out decisively after one term, with most every other City Council incumbent either defeated or declining to run for reelection. Fifth District Alderwoman Estella Shabazz, who ran unopposed, is the only one to return to his or…
Art lang syne
There’s a palpable excitement in the air here that goes beyond our recent election (though that’s pretty exciting all on its own)
